Unix Timestamp: 668822400
Wednesday, March 13. 1991, 12:00:00 AM UTC

After 16 years in prison for allegedly bombing a public house in a Provisional Irish Republican Army attack, the Birmingham Six are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence.

March 19–26 ndash President of Poland Lech Wałęsa becomes the first Polish president to ever visit the U.S.

Four Los Angeles, California police officers are indicted for the videotaped March 3 beating of Rodney King during an arrest.

Germany formally regains complete independence after the four post-World War II occupying powers (France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) relinquish all remaining rights.

In a national referendum, the people of the Soviet Union vote in favor of keeping the 15 Soviet republics together, with the pro-unity position gaining 77% of the vote.

The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

The United States and Albania resume diplomatic relations for the first time since 1939.

Duke defeats Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball by the score of 72 - 65 to claim the NCAA Division I Basketball Chionship.

The Emir of Kuwait, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, returns to Kuwait after seven months of exile while his country was occupied by Iraq.

In the Finnish parliamentary election, the Centre Party wins 55 of 200 seats in the Parliament of Finland, ending 25 years of dominance by the Social Democratic Party of Finland.